6 d. ago Number of births in Scotland falls to lowest since records began

Official statistics from National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that there were 45,763 live births in 2024 – a drop of 172 from the previous year.

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1 week ago Revealed: The European country that has seen a 700% rise in baby boys being named after the founder of Islam

One in 200 boys born in Austria today will be called either Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mohamed and Mohamad, official statistics suggest.

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2 w. ago Frankly, the worst revelations are in Scotland’s official statistics

This year’s GERS read more like a horror story

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2 w. ago Britain's boozer crisis as more than 200 pubs closed for good in first half of 2025

The number of pubs in England and Wales, including those vacant and being offered to let, fell to 38,780 over the six months to June, according to official Government statistics

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2 w. ago Trump repeats false claims about DC crime and praises order allowing city police to work closer with Ice agents – live updates

Trump says, without evidence, that law enforcement officials who have created ‘fake’ crime statistics, are ‘under investigation’Melania Trump has demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has threatened to sue if he does not.Biden, the son of the former president Joe Biden, alleged in an interview this month that Epstein introduced the first lady to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tourists greeted by National Guard patrolling DC landmarks on Thursday morning

Donald Trump’s show of force intended to eradicate street crime, which official statistics say is down to a 30-year low

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2 w. ago More than 140 people have reported crimes to Al Fayed investigation – Met Police

The revelation of the number of potential victims comes after Scotland Yard apologised for the distress suffered.

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2 w. ago National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

Officials say troops to start appearing in nation’s capital on Tuesday night as president’s move widely condemnedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Washington DC national guard will begin deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force, calling Washington DC a “lawless” city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise, a White House official confirmed.The national guard is expected to “begin being on the streets starting tonight”. Defense officials said a small number of the roughly 800 guard members planned for the mission had already been mobilized by Tuesday afternoon, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Oasis Edinburgh Murrayfield first night in pictures as thousands take to capital

Oasis revellers have descended to Murrayfield stadium in Scotland's capital city for the first of three gigs.

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3 w. ago JOANNA CHERRY: She's promised to tell the unadorned truth... but will Nicola Sturgeon's book answer any of the embarrassing questions that REALLY matter? Frankly, I doubt it

It's billed as the 'revelatory' memoir of Scotland's first female First Minister, the inside story of almost a decade at the top of government.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump’s attack on US labour statistics agency spooks investors

President’s decision to sack Bureau of Labor Statistics chief undermines faith in official data, economists warn

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3 w. ago Trump’s attack on US labour statistics agency spooks investors

President’s decision to sack Bureau of Labor Statistics chief undermines faith in official data, economists warn

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4 w. ago Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’

Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee

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4 w. ago White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week

US trade representative says ‘the president is the president’ after firing of labor statistics chief amid slow job growthDonald Trump administration officials fanned out on Sunday’s US political shows to defend the president’s policies after a bruising week of poor economic, trade and employment numbers that culminated with the firing of labor statistics chief Erika McEntarfer.US trade representative Jamieson Greer said Trump has “real concerns” about the jobs numbers that extend beyond Friday’s report that showed the national economy added 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. Job growth numbers were revised down by 285,000 for the two previous months as well. Continue reading...

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